In English, sentences usually operate using a similar pattern: subject, verb, then object. Learn more about this structure and its components.

Which is why I actually enjoy knowing about object complements. Like subjects, objects, verbs and modifiers, object complements can be an integral part of a sentence.

Learn to make sure the subject of a sentence matches the verb correctly.

English typically uses a strict SUBJECT VERB OBJECT (SVO) word order in simple sentences, as in Students (S) read (V) books (O). This SVO word order becomes altered in many other English sentence ...

A sentence in the active voice typically has the formation of Subject Verb Object SVO. The verb needs to be in agreement with the subject for proper grammar formation.

English, Spanish and many other Western languages build most basic sentences around a simple blueprint: a subject followed by a verb and object; for example, “mice eat cheese”.

When the subject of a sentence isn't doing something the verb is passive. Find out more about passive verbs in this Bitesize Primary KS2 guides.

Learn active and passive voice with easy rules, examples, and step-by-step explanations. Practise 50+ exercises on active to passive voice converison with answers. Best for students and beginners.

Even more unusual is the way Yoda famously speaks, ordering his sentences object-subject-verb, or OSV: The lightsaber Yoda grasped. Or, to use an example from an actual Yoda utterance: “Much to ...

English typically uses a strict SUBJECT VERB OBJECT (SVO) word order in simple sentences, as in Students (S) read (V) books (O). This SVO word order becomes altered in many other English sentence ...